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PAGE SIXTHE LAKE COUNTY TIMESMONDAY, OCT. 15 ,1906.t-J1iiTelegraph News bv DirectWire from All OverIndianaColumbus, Ind., Oct. 13. Loadingby the hand a thinly clad and shivering little boy, Mrs. Charles C. Cook,of Flndlay, O.. sought John D. Emmons, undertaker, here, and asked himconcerning the death of her husband,whose body was buried In Garland;Brook cemetery here several days ago.8he did not know that her husbandhad deserted her and married anotherwoman until Informed so by the undertaker, and then her Krief wasjmthetlc.lie Marries Another Woman.Cook was employed on telephoneconstruction as a lineman', and cametiere from Flndlay, O. While here bemade the acquaintance of Mrs. KateFerguson, who had burled her secondhusband last June, and she followed' i.lm to Casey, 111., where he went toaccept other employment. Nothingmore was hoard from him until a telegram came from the Ferguson wo-i man. saying he was dend and askingthe undertaker to meet the body. Whenthe body arrived here Mrs. Fergusonannounced that she was married toCook, In Illinois, a few weeks before.'Wronged Woman and Wronged Wiff.The friends of the dead man herewere not satisfied and started an investigation. Mrs. Cook's visit litrewas the result of this Investigation.Zl'he Ferguson woman sought Mrs.Cook as soon as sho learned that the"wronged wife was in the city and.there appeared to be no ill feeling between them. Mrs. Cool; expressed adesire to see the body of her husbandand she was taken to the cemeteryhere the grave was opened.'Ttaty Visit the Crave Together.While she was mokingarrangementsto go to the cemetery Mrs. FergusonBtood by her. She suggested that Mrs.rCook should not wear a hat. with redroses on it when going to the cemetery,and with the assistance of a kiv'fe removed the red roses fromHhe widow'siiat. She then accompanied Cook'swidow to the cemetery.WAS A TERIIIBLK HALF MILKOil Pumper Crawls It with His licgBroken in Three Place in anAccident.Hartford City. Ind., Oct. 15. Withhis leg broken in three places. It. A.Ehler, an oil pumper, crawled for nearly half a mile in search of assistance,and theu sought shelter from the coldin an old shack where, three hoursJater. his moans of pain attracted theattention of an oil worker. Assistancewas called and Fhlor was carried to. itbe home of Henry (Jebhart, a farmer,and later he was taken to the city hospital at Marlon in an ambulance.Ehler, who is an oil pumper, wastrying to start the big gas enginewhich operates the lease. The cylinderbead blew out of the engine and struckEhler on the left leg below the kv?e,fracturing it in three places. The unfortunate pumper was pinioned to thefloor by the heavy iion and he worked.for an hour before he was able to freehimself. He called for assistance, butwas unable to make himself heard. Hethen started to crawl.; Their Intentions Miscarried.'Marlon. Ind., Oct. ir,. James ("Joen!s dying in a hospital and three othersare seriously injured as a result of afree fifibt in the home of F.ert Middleton In this city. .Tames Coen. WilliamCompton and George Ktilwell went tothe home ""of Mlddleton with the intention, it is said, of whipping the latter. Mlddleton. however, showed tight,end a bloody battle resulted.rtr Corn at S5 Cents a Bushel.! Colmnbus. Ind.. Oct. New cornhas been placed on . the local marketat Co cents a bushel. lealers say theprice will go higher in a short time.The movement of new corn has startedold corn, which has been held, andthere Is a considerable movement ofthat. The corn crop in this county isexceptionally good as to quality, andwill average fifty to sixty bushels tothe acre.! Tier Fight h. Not Seventh.' Evansvllle, Ind.. Oct. 1".. Mrs. Polly A. Wood, aged !.". and William Raker, aged 48, were married at Newburn. Ind. According to the bride it3s her eighth wedding, instead of herseventh, as had been announced.Boy Assaulted 1t a Thujj.Kokomo. Ind., Oct. 1.". Earl Keller,'ii lG-yir-o!d boy. vrs assaulted by a'footpad. The would-be robber attacked the boy with a knife and indicted several wounds on the body.1i FYanville Politician Dratl.; Evans villc. Ind., Oct. 1.". EimerCooper. 4.V years old. and prominentin Republican politics here, is dead,following an operation. Ho went blinda few years ago.Aged "Ian Ground to IVath.; Peru. Ind.. Oct. jr. rred P.oltz, 00.rears old. Avast ground to death heroVy a switch engine, having committedfilicide that way. He was out of wortj;nd despondent.Tines' Want Ads. Briiis ResultsTAFTREGIME IS HIDEDMagoon Is Now the ProvisionalGovernor of the Pearl ofthe Antilles.SECRETARY AND PARTY LEAVEKcdaratea Sulk in Their Tents andSay No Farewell.Ex-Rebels Giro the Party a HeartySend - Off and Follow theSquadron to Seawith Cheer.Havana, Oct. 13. Charles E. Magoon's first day as governor of Cubapassed busily, but quietly. GovernorMa goon said to the Associated Pressthat he was looking forward with confidence to a peaceful administration.The governor sees no reason to anticipate further sudden changes in thesituation or any especially sensationalA .. ft-1 WBATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY.incident; he is rather of the opinionthat now governmental matters will beof the commonplace order compared tothe exciting and rapid succession ofdevelopments of the past two months.Governor Magoon has announced hisdecision to postpone the appointmentof cabinet ollicers indefinitely.As to Partisan Influence.Asked whether he was likely to permit partisan political expediency to influence cabinet or ether appointmentsthe governor replied that such considerations might rule to some extent,since it certainly would be impoliticto appoint to high office men to whoma considerable portion of the peoplewas opposed. Efficiently and suitability, however, would be the main considerations. Transfer Devoid of Frills.The only formality connected withthe transfer of the governorship toMagoon was the issuing of a proclamation announcing the same, and the announcement in an extraordinary copyof The Gazette by Taft of the factthat "by direction and with the authority of the president of the UnitedStates I hereby lay down the office ofprovisional governor." which he turnedover to Magoon. While waiting forthe hour of noon, which ended theTaft regime. Taft iocularly remark edto the reporters that he bad been unjustly characterized as the "biggestman in Cuba," and he wanted them toobserve that Magoon was bigger thanhe. Magoon replied that as a matterof fact he had been posing for picturesof Taft.Moderates Sulked in Their Tents.At 4 p. m. the peace commissionersand their party, and General Funstousailed from Havana, the commissioners going on the battleship Louisianaand General Funston on the battleship Virginia. The battleship NewJersey was another of the fleet thatleft Havana for the United States. Theships were followed to sea and acclaimed by many Liberal and ex-revolutionaryleaders, but the former government officials showed no dispositionto join in the farewell, either collectively or individually, and no prominent Moderates appeared at the palace or the wharf to participate in theleave-taking.STORY THAT IS DISCREDITEDCuban's Don't Believe That SilveiraFinanced the Revolution.navana, Oct. ir. The story published in the United States that Silveira. the defaulting agent here of theCeballos company, of New York, whohas left for parts unknown with amillion of his employer's money,financed the revolution Is not believedhere. He was a warm friend of JoseMiguel Gomez, and this fact is believed to be at the bottom of the story.Formerly Silvelra and ex-PresidentPalma were intimate friends, but latterly their friendship had cooled. Silyeira's friends say he believed the government would prevail in the revolution ar.d that while he may have assisted Gomez personally he had nohand in furnishing funds to the revolutionists. Statements made by members of the revolutionary committeetend to corroborate this.The last demonstration of welcometo returning ex-rebels took place hereupon the arrival of General Julian Betancourt. who was Pino Guerra's chiefof staff. Petancourt had been detained in Piuar del Rio collecting insurgent arms and settling other matters. A crowd of 2.000 persons metj him at the Villa Nueva station andi greeted him with roars of delight.Padre Miret, a revolutionary priestwho accompanied the general, also wasenthusiastically welcomed. The crowdwas composed almost entirely of ne-j groes. With three band of music theyparaded through several squares,j around Central park and down thei Prado and finally left Betancourt atj Lis home.Several ex-rebel officers of high raDk,j Ind a number of subordinate officers,rrode conspicuously in the evening on ythe Prado dressed In Insurgent uni-1forms. They received considerable at-:tention from the crowds, and in some ;instances stopped their horses and .shook hands with friends.ACTING MAYOR TALES PLAINTells the Wcrold-Be Vigilance Committee Revivers They WouldBetter Go Home.San Francisco, Oct. 15. The massmeeting of citizens held in Unionsquare, having for its object the formation of a committee of public safety,lasted but a feAV moments, but it wassucceeded by a demonstration in whichtwo factions striving for control of theassemblage repeatedly precipitated periods of confusion and disorder. 15ya resolution previously written and immediately adopted provision was madefor the organization of a committeeof 100 citizens, representing twenty industrial and commercial bodies. Thecommittee is pledged to restore orderin the city.While the dispute was going on Acting Mayor Gallagher appeared ands'gnif.pd bis intention of speaking. Headvised the crowd to disjicrse, sayingthat good citizens cculd hope to accomplish nothing except through the official channels of authorized government. GR0SVEN0R A THIRD-TERMERHe Would Insist Upon PresidentRoosevelt Slaking the ICuceAgain in lOOS.Columbus, O., Oct, 15. "No man inthis republic is so great that he shouldnot bow to the demands of his fellowcitizens to rill any office at any time,regardless of circumstances, if thepeople of the country demand it. Noman who ha-s been elected to the officeof president has a moral right torefusea re-election if the people demand It,and the argument here made extendstnat situation forward so long as thedemand of the people continues."These are the conclusions to an article written by General Charles H.Grosvenor, representative from theEleventh district, on the subject "AThird Term for the President."Might Have Been a Horror.Albany, N. Y., Oct. 15. In a collision on the Hudson river betweenthe steamers Adirondack, of the People's line, and the Saratoga, of the Citizens' line, one man Geo. L. Horton,freight clerk lost his life, about f.00passengers had a thrilling experienceand both the steamers were damagedto the extent of thousands of dollars.The collision happened in a fog andit is almost a miracle that it was nota horror, but no one was injured amongthe passengers or crew.Hearst Campaign Methods.New York. Oct. 15. Both the phonograph and the moving picture machinewill be called to tha aid of the Democratic candidate for governor In an attempt to have his voice heard and hisPgure seen in every town and hamletof the state. The plan Is to have a largenumber of moving picture machines'and phonographs and to have them operated before gatherings in all partsof the state between next "Wednesdayand the close of the campaign.Death of II. W, Chynoweth.Madison, Wis., Oct. 15. Herbert W.Chynoweth. one of the most prominentattorneys of Wisconsin for the pastthirty years. Is dead, aged 5fi years.He was for years the closest personaland political associate of Senator LaFollette. Recently he conducted fortie state the cases against the railroadcompanies, in which the state recovered nearly 2,000,000 for back and additional taxes.He Paid a Tribute to White.New York, Oct. 15. 'The new Madison Square Presbyterian church, ofwhich Rev. Charles A. Tarkhurst isthe pastor, has been dedicated. In hisdedicatory sermon Dr. Parkhurst paidhigh tribute to the genius of StanfordWhite, the architect, whose finalachievement was the designing of thischurch. He made no reference to thetragic death of White.Cannon at the White House.Washington. Oct. 15. Speaker Cannon and Representative Watson, of Indiana, had an hour's talk with thepresident. They went over the political situation thoroughly, especially isto the fight for the house. The speaker and Watson were en route fromWest Virginia to Virginia, where theywill make campaign speeches.Why That Bank Quits.Toronto. Ont, Oct. 15. I'residentPockburn, of the Bank of Toronto,sins that General Manager MeCilihasbeen making false statements on thebank's books for years, and that inAugust. IfHX;, McGill lost $1,000,000speculating In the stock market. Thebank is in liquidation now.Brute Murders His Wife.Sioux City. Ia.. Oct. 15. In thepresence of their 2-year-old son MyronClark, a laborer, backed his frail wifeagainst the wall of the kitchen, andcut her throat, killing her almost instancy. Clark then drew the razoracross his own throat, but failed to inflict a fatal wound.Premier Stolypin's Party.!St Petersburg. Oct 15. The Leagueof Octoberisf;s has been adopted byt remier Stolypin as the governmentalparty, and to it all the strength cf theadministration will l turned in thecowing elections.Rattle Anniversary Celebrated.Berlin. Oct. 15. The one hundredthanniversary of the battles of Aurrstndtand Jena was celebrated. Monumentswere unveiled at both placeCRIME MOST BRUTALMissouri Farmer Who Must HaveBeen Possessed of thaSpirit of Satan.VICTIKS ARE FIVE III IIU1IEERShoots the Father and Then Clnbathe Mother and Three Childrento Death Makes a Complete Confession.ITouston, Mo.. Oct. 15. BarneyParsons, a farmer; his wife, and tnreechildren, were murdered near Licking,Mo. A farmer named Hamilton hasbeen arrested charged with the murder, and has confessed. Parsons hadsold his farm and crops to Hamilton,and It is alleged that the men quarreled over the terms of the sale. Parsons and family set out In a coveredwKgon, bound for their former home innorthern Missouri. The body of Parsons was found shot to death, and themother and three children had been,clubbed ta death.Waylaid Hi Intended Victims.Joda Hamilton, the alleged murderer, is In the Houston jail, stronglyguarded to prevent lynching. He hasmade a complete confession, of whichthe following is a summary: At atimber-bordered place in the road, asParsons and his family were drivingalong, they were confronted by Hamilton, armed with a shotgun. Deliberately aiming at Parsons Hamilton discharged both barrels of the gun, andParsons fell to the ground. Hamiltonthen advanced upon him and clubbedhim over the head with the butt of thegun several times'.Possessed of a Devil, Surely.He then beat the head of the motheralmost to a pulp, and after killing herclubbed the three children to death.The bodies of all five were then loadedinto a wagon and taken to Big Plneycreek, about one mile distant from thescene of the murder, and dumped intothe creek. A party of fishermen fromHouston discovered the bodies of theemldren. A further search brought tolight the bodies of both parents, anilword was then sent to Houston.Murderer Tempts nis Fate.Shortly after the news had been received here Hamilton rode into townon a mule that was recognized as onethat belonged to Parsons. He wasarrested and locked up In jail. Parsons, who came to Texas county twoyears ago from the northern part ofMissouri, was a quier, Industriousfarmer, and never had trouble of anysort. Hamilton has also been favorably known over the entire county.Hamilton Saved from a Mob.The murdered children were aged 11,4 and 1 year. Twenty deputy sheriffsguarded the prisoner in the county jail,but the lynching threats grow morealarming, popular wrath being Intensified by confirmation of the report thatHamilton had made a confession, andthe sheriff spirited the prisoner awayto a safe place m the Ozark mountains.Hamilton is only 20 years old.THEIR GLORY TARNISHEDLeague Base Ball Champions Lose theSeries for the Championshipof the World.Chicago, Oct. 15. The League baseball champions found the Americanchampions to hard a nut to crack. Thesee-saw business had a break In theCHABLES W. MTTRPHT.deciding game as It turned out ofseries, when the Americans won by ascore of 8 to 3. before a record-breakingmultitude of ppectators.The last two games were as follows: (Saturday) League f. AmericanS; (Sunday) League 3, American 8. The !money to be divided among the players jaggregates $G1,S55, the division being75 per cent, to the winners and 25 per ;cent to the losers. Six games were :played, the proceeds of the last twogoing to the owners of the clubs.After the game was over and theworld's championship won a crowdsurged around the box where sat President Murphy,' of the losing club, andcalled for a speech. He said: "Thebest team won. They won becausethey pl.iyed the better ball." Then after complimenting the two team captains ; be called for "thrtf cheers forComisky and his great team." Were jthe ehaers given?Effect of One Reform Ijaw.New York, Oct. 15 The Republican state committee up to the presenttime has received only one-tenth as imuch money in campaign contributions jas in any year since 1S91. This an-nouncemert was made Dy. State Chair-man Woodruff.' iHumor PhilosophyBy DUNCAN M. SMITHFERT PARAGRAPHS.Terhaps there is nobody perfect, butif so, there are a lot of badly fooled jpeople In the world.The luxuries that we haven't gotseem to cause more distress than anything else.A positive person loves tolerance Inother people.1HE f AKl-OK SL71 tY BKQTHtKCJfThe "easy payment" plan was namedby some one who had never triedbuying things that way.Some girls plume themselves wonderfully on escaping being engaged duringthe summer season; it is 60 common,you know.It is truly sad when a man is lonesome because other people are particular. Some people grumble at the heat tokeep in practice so that they can kickgloriously at the cold.There Is more pure punishment to thehuman race in a mostpulto, rated at thesquare inch, than in any other createdthing.Alone.Slowly he walked fFozn room to room.Slowly he climbed the stair.Gazed on the buds that had lost theirbloom.Gazed on the vacant chair.No one to reach for his pocketbook.No one to call him down.No one to give him a pleasant lookWine was out of town.Nothing about the house looked right.Nothing aa quite In place:Really the rooms were an awful sight.Verging upon disgrace.Sweeping seemed here a long lost art,Pictures with dust were brown;Everything looked Indeed the- partWlfle was out of town.Yes; It was fine for a day or two,Not to be bossed about.But ere the first long week was throughNovelty all wore out.Out with the boys all night had lostCharms that It held of old;Fun once furious now was a frostWith no one at home to scold.Why did he wear a smile as longAs a bill for a brand new dress?Why did he warble a tender song?Bet you could never guess.Well, It's simple as Mary's lamb.Easy enough, you will say.He had received a telegramShe would be home next day.Something to Leam."I understand he is going farmingnest year. Does he knonv all about it?""Not yet. Why, he thinks that theway they raise a garden Is by puttingJack screws under It and giving thema few twists."To Insure Purity.Till sausages grow on bushesWe will suspect, I fear.Most any brand the dealers handTo us for many a year.And what we need. I plainly see.Is something like a sausage tree.Hary In History."Was it Hamlet who first said, ThereIs something rotten in Denmark?' ""I believe so.""What roused his suspicions?""I don't know. Perhaps he was trying out bis play in a district where theyraised storage eggs for the market."Easier Than It Sounds."What are the duties of a congresslonal investigating committee?""They are sent out to actively engage ia not seeing and not hearing andto report lengthily and wise on theirsuccess."Coin There."I don't know about meeting that fellow. I think he has hayseed in hishair.""Never mind about that. He hasn'tany in his pocketbook."Needn't Eother Him,"Can you direct me to Mr. Sullivan?I am calling on all your patriotic citizens." "Yon needn't go to him; he's theward boss."Surer Vay."Poor duke, they put him out ofmisery.""What! Did they kill him?""Oh, no. they found him a rich wife."Probably."He can't count straight to save hislife.""Maybe he used to be head bookkeeper in a crooked bank "EStf 1Mftof the most nutritious of flourfoods Unecda Biscuit theonly perfect soda cracker. Thenyou will be able toiI:1111 EmMm3because a well-nourished bodyhas greater productive capacity.Thus you will also be able tor jMyiSTiTT TsinK I A i fbecause for value received thereis no food so economical asUnGsda BiscuitUNATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANYUncleSeibert sWas the first prize winner at the National MasterBaker's convention at Philadelphia as the mostgluten bread on the market.Light and PorousHighly recommrnded by physicians. Made by ourown process. For sale evrrywhere.The Hammond Baking Go. IncorporatedHAMMOND. IND.JOS. W. WEIS, R. Ph.THEOR.98 State Street. Phone No. 1.LOTSIN$150 Each and UpwardsIn the new steel city, Gary, Indiana, 175,000,000 now beingexpended in building the largest steel plant in the world; bythe Unittd States Steel Co. Twenty-five thousand men willbe employed which means a city cf over 100,000 inhabitants.Lots will double in value many times. Send for large map andparticulars. W. A. PRIDMORE, 134 Monroe St., Chicago.C. J. WARD, Local Agent. Office oppositedepot, Tolleston.Do You Expect to Have Your HousePiped or Wired This Fall?Send your order in at once. Otherwisewe can not insure prompt delivery. Estimate of cost given upon application.Try one of our $2.75 GasHeaters in Your Bath orBed Room. Saves Coal.SOUTH SHORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.147 Scuth Hchman. Pte 10.fl n H B B FKIP Pill 1wtWe can sell you either a Singer or a Wheeler &Wilson machine, the two leading eewing machinesof the world.We can repair any sewing machine and guaranteeour work.We can take your eld machine in trade on a newcne, allowing you a fair price for it.We can sell you a good second-hand machinefrom J5 up.We can sell ycu needles and parts for all makescf machines.We can please you under all circumstances, jus;give us a call.The Singer StoreTelesicne 2601. 241 E. STATE STREET.F. C. Miller, Agent.Times' Want Ad llrtng Result.Subscribe for Tie Lake County Time.subcribe for Tbe Lake County Time4 iIna dust tight,moisture proof packageBreadUG6SARYBcnfca gzara Private fjcspitalFOR WOMENOHra frst--!ss 1'iiraie Imine TorLadlesindelicate halih wishing sUUirul St-dicalor Surirl treaimeot or qkiet home aceentiiodation duiior t onllnmienU lendercare beMowed upon the patients intrustedto ax by other phjrsicinns. UrcttUrsoa ip.pl!rtion. S7 H. 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